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66 [sixty-six]

Possessive pronouns 1

66 [seksogtres]	Possessivpronominer 1

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Code-switching

More and more people are growing up bilingual. They can speak more than one language. Many of these people often switch languages. They decide which language to use depending on the situation. For example, they speak a different language at work than at home. By doing so, they adapt themselves to their environment. But there is also the possibility of switching languages spontaneously. This phenomenon is called code-switching . In code-switching, the language gets switched in the middle of speaking. There could be many reasons why speakers switch languages. Often, they don't find the appropriate word in one language. They can express themselves better in the other language. It can also be that the speaker feels more confident in one of the languages. They use this language for private or personal things. Sometimes a certain word doesn't exist in a language. In this case the speaker must switch languages. Or they switch languages so that they aren't understood. In that case code-switching works like a secret language. Earlier, mixing languages was criticized. It was thought that the speaker couldn't speak either language correctly. Today it is viewed differently. Code-switching is recognized as a special linguistic competence. It can be interesting to observe speakers using code-switching. Often, they don't just switch the language they're speaking. Other communicative elements change as well. Many speak faster, louder or more accentuated in the other language. Or they suddenly use more gestures and facial expressions. In this way, code-switching is always a little bit of culture-switching too…

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I – my	j_g – m_n / m_t jeg – min / mit j__ – m__ / m__ jeg – min / mit ___ _ ___ _ ___ jeg – min / mit
I can’t find my key.	J_g k_n i_k_ f_n_e m_n n_g_e_ Jeg kan ikke finde min nøgle. J__ k__ i___ f____ m__ n_____ Jeg kan ikke finde min nøgle. ___ ___ ____ _____ ___ ______ Jeg kan ikke finde min nøgle.
I can’t find my ticket.	J_g k_n i_k_ f_n_e m_n b_l_e_. Jeg kan ikke finde min billet. J__ k__ i___ f____ m__ b______ Jeg kan ikke finde min billet. ___ ___ ____ _____ ___ _______ Jeg kan ikke finde min billet.

you – your	d_ – d_n / d_t du – din / dit d_ – d__ / d__ du – din / dit __ _ ___ _ ___ du – din / dit
Have you found your key?	H_r d_ f_n_e_ d_n n_g_e_ Har du fundet din nøgle? H__ d_ f_____ d__ n_____ Har du fundet din nøgle? ___ __ ______ ___ ______ Har du fundet din nøgle?
Have you found your ticket?	H_r d_ f_n_e_ d_n b_l_e_? Har du fundet din billet? H__ d_ f_____ d__ b______ Har du fundet din billet? ___ __ ______ ___ _______ Har du fundet din billet?

he – his	h_n – h_n_ han – hans h__ – h___ han – hans ___ _ ____ han – hans
Do you know where his key is?	V_d d_, h_o_ h_n_ n_g_e e_? Ved du, hvor hans nøgle er? V__ d__ h___ h___ n____ e__ Ved du, hvor hans nøgle er? ___ ___ ____ ____ _____ ___ Ved du, hvor hans nøgle er?
Do you know where his ticket is?	V_d d_, h_o_ h_n_ b_l_e_ e_? Ved du, hvor hans billet er? V__ d__ h___ h___ b_____ e__ Ved du, hvor hans billet er? ___ ___ ____ ____ ______ ___ Ved du, hvor hans billet er?

she – her	h_n – h_n_e_ hun – hendes h__ – h_____ hun – hendes ___ _ ______ hun – hendes
Her money is gone.	H_n_e_ p_n_e e_ v_k_ Hendes penge er væk. H_____ p____ e_ v___ Hendes penge er væk. ______ _____ __ ____ Hendes penge er væk.
And her credit card is also gone.	O_ h_n_e_ k_e_i_k_r_ e_ o_s_ v_k_ Og hendes kreditkort er også væk. O_ h_____ k_________ e_ o___ v___ Og hendes kreditkort er også væk. __ ______ __________ __ ____ ____ Og hendes kreditkort er også væk.

we – our	v_ – v_r_s vi – vores v_ – v____ vi – vores __ _ _____ vi – vores
Our grandfather is ill.	V_r_s m_r_a_ / f_r_a_ e_ s_g_ Vores morfar / farfar er syg. V____ m_____ / f_____ e_ s___ Vores morfar / farfar er syg. _____ ______ _ ______ __ ____ Vores morfar / farfar er syg.
Our grandmother is healthy.	V_r_s m_r_o_ / f_r_o_ e_ r_s_. Vores mormor / farmor er rask. V____ m_____ / f_____ e_ r____ Vores mormor / farmor er rask. _____ ______ _ ______ __ _____ Vores mormor / farmor er rask.

you – your	I – j_r_s I – jeres I – j____ I – jeres _ _ _____ I – jeres
Children, where is your father?	B_r_, h_o_ e_ j_r_s f_r_ Børn, hvor er jeres far? B____ h___ e_ j____ f___ Børn, hvor er jeres far? _____ ____ __ _____ ____ Børn, hvor er jeres far?
Children, where is your mother?	B_r_, h_o_ e_ j_r_s m_r_ Børn, hvor er jeres mor? B____ h___ e_ j____ m___ Børn, hvor er jeres mor? _____ ____ __ _____ ____ Børn, hvor er jeres mor?

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